Paper clip



May 29, 1923. 1,457,042

c. POTTER PAPER CLIP Filed Oct. 6, 1922 9 Inventor. %M exam Patented May 29, 1923.

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CHARLES EDWARD POTTER, F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

PAPER CLIP.

Application filed October 6, 1922. Serial No, 592,826.,

countyof York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Clips, described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying l0 drawings, that form part or" the same.

The principal object of this invention is to devise a paper clip which maybe attached to papers and will pass through a typewriter holding such papers securely.

1 Further objects of this invention are, to

facilitate the handling of papers in typewriters, effecting a saving of time for the typist and ensuring the holding of the carbon copies from slipping and becoming nns 2 placed in relation to the original.

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel formation of a strip of thin flexible materialfolded with a permanent crease adapted to receive and grip papers inserted into the crease.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view illustrating the manner of applying the clip to several sheets of paper.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the clip in place holding the papers in a position ready for insertion into a typewriter.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional View through a clip showing the papers held therein.-

In the making of carbon copies of type written papers it is extremely diilicult for the typist to hold the various sheets in proper relative position when inserting them under the roller and even though the papers are properly placed, the sheets through the action of the roller slip in relation to oneanother, consequently the carbon copies may be distorted and where some printed form sheets are used it is practicallyimpossible to place them in a typewriter so that the carbon impressions will bein alignment with the printed material, no matter how carefully the original is manipulated.

This invention is of a very simple nature but accomplishes the desired result in a very effective manner 1 of thin flexible material such as'celluloid doubled longitudinally and set with a sharp crease 2.

The strength of the celluloid is such as to very securely grip two sheets of paper and a carbon or more sheets as may be desired to hold the edges in true alignment and the clip being extremelythin and flexible adds no appreciable bulk and will bend quite readily around the typewriter cylinder and in bending it will retain its the papers. I The ends of the clip are-arranged with secure grip 0t a peculiar overlap, that is, the strip of material has its ends cut on the bias and when the strip is folded the end edges 3 diverge-so that one portion projects beyond the other, thus enabling theattachment or" the clip to, papers in a very simple manner as illustrated in Figure l of the drawings. I

What I claim as my invention is:.

l. A paper clip, comprising, a strip of thin flexible resilient material folded longitudi-' nally and permanently creased to receive and i grip the paper sheets. i

. paper clip, comprising a strip of celluloid doubled longitudinally and formed with. a permanent crease. Y

3. A paper clip, comprising a. strip of thin flexible resilient material folded interso mediate of its width and at an oblique angle to the ends and formed with a permanent crease.

CHARLES EDWARD POTTER,

and it consists of a sheet 

